There's all this talk about Jimmy Rollins referring to Philly fans as "front runners." As far as I knew, that word was used to define someone leading a race (generally a political one). Somehow, everyone else seems to know it to mean "fair weather fans." Am I crazy?

Blake gets on base by getting beaned in the head. Let's see what Maddux can do with the bat.

Just a bit. And I'm afraid it will only get worse from here. Apparently in the month of August, at least through tonight, the only team that had scored fewer runs than the Phillies was the Pirates. I like Philadelphia's chance to change that, and in a hurry, against the Dodgers this weekend.